![]() That outbreak delayed the Arsenal of Democracy from traveling across the Atlantic to aid the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the United States narrowly avoided disaster when zombies sprang up in South America. The side effect was that Japan, already smarting from its naval losses in the Pacific, was not able to press its advantage on the Asian mainland. Figuring out if you’ll have enough men and machines that survive the conflict left to actually hold the territory against the zombie hordes is something else entirely.ĭuring our game, most of eastern Russia became a frozen wasteland teaming with the undead. Determining if you will have enough manpower to overcome the enemy forces is pretty straightforward. That complicates the decision to invade enemy territory quite a bit. In practice, the undead tend to loiter on the battlefield during and after engagements. At the beginning of their turn, the player pulls a card from a deck filled with random events, which can include things like technology upgrades, or buffs and debuffs to their forces or their economy for that turn. Thanks to a special deck of cards, zombies can also spawn randomly all over the map, so it makes sense that miniatures are sculpted to include both soldiers and civilians. Instead, it bolts a few new rules on top.Įvery time an infantry unit dies it turns into a zombie and gets replaced with a unique miniature on the board. Despite its notoriously lengthy playtime of anywhere from four-to-five hours, the game is study in balance and design minimalism.Īxis & Allies & Zombies doesn’t do all that much to change up the rules of the classic. Each of its units have different characteristics, leading to dynamic strategies and exciting twists of fate. The game famously models industrial production, logistics and scientific advances using the same six-sided dice used to fight its battles. Two-to-five players take on the roles of Stalinist Russia, Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom, Imperial Japan and the United States in a dice-driven battle for global domination. The $40 package provides for hours of entertainment and has tremendous replay potential, aside from one big issue with the rulebook itself,Ĭreated by Larry Harris and first published in 1981, Axis & Allies is practically the model for the modern grand strategy genre. So how does the classic game of World War II strategy hold up with the added weight of the undead? Amazingly well, it turns out. Axis & Allies & Zombies, first unveiled here in June, is finally on the shelf at your friendly local game store and on Amazon. ![]()
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